Below are links to free-to-consume, longer-form articles, podcasts and videos on the Cyprus economy, Cyprus energy, Cyprus geopolitics and the Cyprus problem. Published in 2026, by Fiona Mullen, Director of Sapienta Economics. Most of them can be found in a single link here. Videos on Substack are also later loaded on to YouTube here. For older articles back to 2011, come out of this article and keep scrolling. For pay-to-access special reports, go here. You can also find Fiona Mullen on LinkedIn, X and BlueSky.
Economy
14 Aug 2026: Which country has been Cyprus’ most resilient tourism market? It is not the market you might first think of. (Note that most of this article is paywalled. You can access it by subscribing to the newsletter for only €49 per year). Read it on Substack.
03 Jul 2026 Cyprus analysis: What did you miss in June? A hint of what was in the end-May flagship Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus written by Fiona Mullen. Read it on Substack.
05 Jun 2026 Cyprus analysis: What did you miss in May? A hint of what was in the end-May flagship Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus. Read it on Substack.
29 May 2026 Bloomberg users: have you requested a free trial? Bloomberg users: have you requested a free trial? Read it on Substack.
15 May 2026 Cyprus property prices: a supply or demand problem? New foreign buyers are here for the long term; let’s plan to keep them. Read it on Substack.
30 Apr 2026 Turkish Cypriot banks: what do we know? From the archives. Read it on Substack.
17 Apr 2026 Cyprus inflation since the Iran war. What’s the damage so far? View it on Substack or on YouTube here
03 Apr 2026 Cyprus in-depth analysis: what did you miss? A hint of what was in the end-March Sapienta Country Analysis Cyprus. Read it on Substack.
27 Mar 2026 Cyprus: the tech bros are bigger than tourism. Time to update our assumptions. View it on Substack or on youTube here.
04 Mar 2026 Are Cyprus banks ready to assess geopolitical risk? Misplaced patriotism might make them under-price it. Read it on Substack.
27 Feb 2028 Why do Cyprus credit companies hold so much debt? CACs hold much more debt than they bought from the banks: I crunch the numbers. View the 13-minute video it on Substack or on YouTube here.
22 Jan 2026. Non-EU property sales in Cyprus: really so big? Read it on Substack.
Energy
26 Jun 2026 Turkey-Cyprus pipeline: tit for tat or peace offer? There is a role for the EU in repurposing the East Med pipeline. Read it on Substack.
20 Mar 2026. The East Med energy deal we all need. There is a deal to be made here; and it might just save us all. Read it on Substack.
13 Mar 2026. Did the Cyprus electricity grid just get lucky? With no end to the grid strain, fewer tourists are arguably a welcome development. Read it on Substack.
Cyprus geopolitics, Cyprus problem
28 Aug 2026 What support does the new citizen consultative body need? And what topics should it tackle? Read it on Substack.
30 Jul 2026 Cyprob hallucinations. Incentives are stacked against a realistic reading. Read it on Substack.
17 Jul 2026 Don’t fall for stale Cyprob pizza. You are only helping the saboteurs. Read it on Substack.
26 Jun 2026 Turkey-Cyprus pipeline: tit for tat or peace offer? There is a role for the EU in repurposing the East Med pipeline. Read it on Substack.
18 Jun 2026 What Turkish Cypriot carrots are needed to solve the Cyprob? What a clear answer to “no return to the status quo” might mean. Read it on Substack.
12 Jun 2026 Give Greek Cypriots a big geopolitical carrot to end the Cyprob A small country needs the emotional boost of greater status. Read it on Substack.
22 May 2026 What Cyprus initiative might Guterres be planning? I cobble together a potential statement. Read it on Substack.
20 Apr 2026 Is Schengen about to import the Cyprus problem? The pressure for a hard border inside Cyprus will be unavoidable. Read it on Substack.
13 Feb 2026 Something’s a-cooking on the Cyprus problem. We may beed a civic assembly sooner than you think. Read it on Substack.
06 Feb 2026. Cyprus Green Line trade and the VAT anomaly: is there a way out? Read it on Substack.
12 Jan 2026. Cyprus problem negotiations that are fit for the 21st century (podcast 17 minutes). Listen to the Figure It podcast at IslandTalks.fm here.
09 Jan 2026. What citizens’ assemblies can do for Cyprus: Piloting the proof of concept. Read it on Substack.